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Alfiya Pathan wins India
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Alfiya Pathan wins India's first gold at Montenegro boxing meet

New Delhi, Feb 20: Indian women boxers continued their fine run as Alfiya Pathan (81+kg) claimed the country's first gold medal even as five others stormed into the finals of the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Budva, Montenegro. Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg), Vinka (60kg), Arundhati (69kg) and...
It’s Osaka vs Brady in final
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It’s Osaka vs Brady in final

Naomi Osaka returns a ball during her semifinal match against Serena Williams in Melbourne on Thursday. – AP/PTI MELBOURNE, Feb 18: American 22nd seed Jennifer Brady reached her first Grand Slam final on Thursday after beating 25th seed Czech Karolina Muchova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in an Australian Open...
ISL: Mumbais Boumous suspended for remainder of league stage
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ISL: Mumbai's Boumous suspended for remainder of league stage

New Delhi, Feb 19: Mumbai City FC's Hugo Boumous has been handed an additional two-match ban and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh by the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) disciplinary committee for 'gross serious interdisciplinary unsporting acts and misdemeanours' in their Indian Super League match...
Australian Open: Elise and Aryna win women
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Australian Open: Elise and Aryna win women's doubles crown

Melbourne, Feb 19: Second-seeded pair Elise Mertens of Belgium and Aryna Sabalenka of Bulgaria beat Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 6-3 to win the women's doubles title of the Australian Open on Friday. This is the second Grand Slam title for the pair, having earlier...
Player dies during cricket match following heart attack
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Player dies during cricket match following heart attack

Pune, Feb 18: A 47-year-old man died of heart attack while playing in a cricket match in Junnar tehsil of Pune district on Wednesday, police said. A video showing the player --- identified as Babu Nalwade -- collapsing on the ground while standing at the non-striker's end has gone viral. The...
Im done: Emotional Williams abruptly ends Aus Open press conference
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I'm done: Emotional Williams abruptly ends Aus Open press conference

Melbourne, Feb 18: American tennis great Serena Williams broke down in tears and ended her press conference abruptly after her defeat to Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals of the 2021 Australian Open on Thursday.The defeat ended her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title and her second...
Morris becomes IPLs highest-ever paid player with Rs.16.25 Cr
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Morris becomes IPL's highest-ever paid player with Rs.16.25 Cr

Chennai, Feb 18: South Africa's Chris Morris on Thursday fetched the highest ever bid of Rs 16.25 crore in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) as Rajasthan Royals (RR) picked the pace-bowling all-rounder at a player auction after intense competition from Punjab Kings. Morris's base price was...
1st post-COVID senior track and field meet starts today
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1st post-COVID senior track and field meet starts today

PATIALA, Feb 17: Around 85 athletes, including the likes of 100m national record holder Dutee Chand, will be seen in action during the Indian Grand Prix I meet, the first track and field senior competition of the season, here on Thursday. Some of the top stars like Hima Das are not taking part in...
RR launch cricket academy in city
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RR launch cricket academy in city

Sports Reporter Executive chairman of Rajasthan Royals Ranjit Barthakur (L) and Assam Cricket Association secretary Devajit Saikia exchange signed MoUs in Guwahati on Tuesday. – UB Photos GUWAHATI, Feb 16: Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR), in partnership with the Assam Cricket...
Karatsev makes history; Serena to face Osaka in semis
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Karatsev makes history; Serena to face Osaka in semis

Aslan Karatsev of Russia in action during the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday at Melbourne Park. MELBOURNE, Feb 16: As well as she played at the start of her Australian Open quarterfinal, Serena Williams suddenly was struggling early in the second set. After one mistake against No. 2...
du Plessis retires from Test cricket, shifts focus to T20s
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du Plessis retires from Test cricket, shifts focus to T20s

Johannesburg, Feb 17: Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket, thus ending a nine-year career that started in November 2012. He clarified he is not retiring from ODI cricket yet and focussing on T20s.du Plessis said that with two consecutive...
Chennai’s ‘Super King’ puts India on course for big win
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Chennai’s ‘Super King’ puts India on course for big win

CHENNAI, Feb 15: Ravichandran Ashwin first gave a lesson on how to bowl on a rank turner and then provided a batting master-class with a sparkling hundred on a deteriorating strip, putting India on the brink of a massive series-levelling victory against England on the third day of the second Test...
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